A personal tip, passed on from several snowsports instructors: Skiing is easy to learn because you have two independent points of balance, and hard to master; snowboarding is hard to learn, but easier to master.

This is generally true, but with this caveat: The younger you start, the easier it is to learn pretty much anything, and the better you will eventually become.

So to answer the question at the top of this article: No, you are never too young to start to learn to ride.